Where does “arbūzas” come from?

arbūzas (Lithuanian) comes from Russian арбу́з, from Old East Slavic арбузъ, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

arbūzas (Lithuanian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “arbūzas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianарбу́зwatermelon
2Old East Slavicарбузъ—
3PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
4Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
5Middle Persianhlbyck—

Words derived from “arbūzas”

Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →